The action rises to a grand and bloody climax of fire, murder, and hairbreadth escape.
~Roland Green, Booklist
The plot complications are worthy of Baroness Orczy or either Dumas. . . . There is plenty of swashbuckling action and gory detail.
~Publishers Weekly
Swashbuckling novels have a long history, from The Three Musketeers through Raiders of the Lost Ark. . . . A Shred of Honour is a worthy entry in the field. . . . [Donachie’s] attention to historical detail is commendable and adds to the excitement, making Markham himself a memorable character.
~The Denver Post
The best since the Hornblower series if you like salty seadog tales.
~Cambridge Evening News
Full-blooded historical action on land and sea.
~Huddersfield Examiner
You can smell the salt water and gunpowder.
~Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Readers of the Horatio Hornblower or Patrick O’Brian sea stories will enjoy another of [Donachie’s] rousing Markham of the Marines series.
~The Stuart News (FL)
Like Bernard Cornwell and his celebrated hero Sharpe, [Donachie] has found a happy hunting ground—and he even dares to introduce Napoleon and Nelson as supporting players to his hero.
~The Sunday Mercury
This swashbuckling tale . . . moves at a cracking pace, alternating between hard-fought battles, political intrigue and acts of treachery. . . . The most fascinating aspect of the book is detailed insight into the late-eighteenth-century battle strategies.
~Aberdeen (Scotland) Press & Journal
Markham has all the flawed genius of his literary ancestors and his success in action at the siege of Toulon seems likely to propel him to further adventures. . . A good read.
~Evening Press & Star
Excellent book for those armchair sailors who like nothing better than reading about the blood and thunder action days afloat in Nelson’s navy. . . . First-rate action.
~Bolton Evening News
Markham has style, panache, quick wits and a talent for violence—what more could you ask of a historical man of action?
~Northern Echo
